Vilex LLC: payments to clinicians
Vilex LLC's 2025 payments went to relatively few clinicians: $1,174,877 to 125, about $9,399 each. Royalties and licenses was the largest category at 47%, then consulting fees (40%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Tennessee) received $105,199.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,174,877 | 922 | 125 |
| 2024 | $1,140,155 | 1,040 | 133 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse F. Doty, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $105,199 |
| 2 | Jeffrey D. Loveland, DPM | Podiatrist | Sparta, TN | $70,506 |
| 3 | Lee Michael Hlad, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Gahanna, OH | $62,123 |
| 4 | Spencer Joseph Monaco, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | West Chester, PA | $52,753 |
| 5 | James M. Cottom, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Sarasota, FL | $50,292 |
| 6 | Joshua Coger, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Louisville, KY | $48,102 |
| 7 | John J. Anderson, DPM | Podiatrist | Alamogordo, NM | $47,578 |
| 8 | Peter A. Blume, DPMFACFAS | Podiatrist | New Haven, CT | $43,674 |
| 9 | Aaron Kyle Mates, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Parker, CO | $39,656 |
| 10 | Mario Adrian Cala, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Hialeah, FL | $28,748 |
| 11 | Amgad Mohammed Haleem Amin, M.D | Special Hospital | Boston, MA | $28,748 |
| 12 | Scott N. Maling, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Mesa, AZ | $28,748 |
| 13 | Eric Brian Naasz, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fullerton, CA | $28,457 |
| 14 | Ettore Vulcano, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Miami Beach, FL | $27,587 |
| 15 | Gregory Troy Ardoin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Little Rock, AR | $27,292 |
| 16 | Steven E. Roser, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Boise, ID | $23,525 |
| 17 | Mark E. Easley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $22,395 |
| 18 | Kelsey Millonig, DPM, MPH | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Des Moines, IA | $21,607 |
| 19 | Adam Tyler Short, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $19,999 |
| 20 | Ryan Mark Sherick, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Thousand Oaks, CA | $17,227 |
| 21 | Kevin Joseph Paley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dayton, OH | $16,557 |
| 22 | Taggart T. Gauvain, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Pearland, TX | $15,062 |
| 23 | Brent Stephen Banks, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $13,587 |
| 24 | Oliver Nikolaas Schipper, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Arlington, VA | $13,019 |
| 25 | Christopher Edward Gross, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Charleston, SC | $11,995 |
| 26 | Christopher F. Hyer, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Worthington, OH | $11,265 |
| 27 | Alan Wesley Sue, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Berkeley, CA | $11,149 |
| 28 | Keri Reese Zickuhr, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Torrance, CA | $10,962 |
| 29 | Elizabeth Anne Hewitt, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Grove City, OH | $10,358 |
| 30 | Zachary Anthony Flynn, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $10,341 |
| 31 | Paul T. Fortin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Royal Oak, MI | $9,963 |
| 32 | Cody John Togher, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Naples, FL | $9,904 |
| 33 | Tyler Aaron Gonzalez, M.D., M.B.A. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Columbia, SC | $9,556 |
| 34 | Kevin Koloseus Palmer, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $9,526 |
| 35 | Jonathan Robert Manning Kaplan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orange, CA | $9,051 |
| 36 | Scott J. Ellis, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $8,918 |
| 37 | Amiethab Aiyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $8,918 |
| 38 | Brock Armstrong Liden, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Circleville, OH | $8,332 |
| 39 | Charles Anthony Sisovsky, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Newburgh, IN | $8,092 |
| 40 | Joshua Wolfe, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Montgomery, AL | $7,735 |
| 41 | Todd Andrew Irwin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $7,715 |
| 42 | Jason H. Pleimann, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Fayetteville, AR | $7,670 |
| 43 | Jonathan R. Faux, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Provo, UT | $7,638 |
| 44 | James Benjamin Jackson III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lexington, SC | $7,508 |
| 45 | Sofie Lavinia Pinney, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cynthiana, KY | $5,687 |
| 46 | Kenneth Paul Seiter Jr., DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Smith, AR | $5,486 |
| 47 | Ryan Larry McMillen, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Jefferson Hills, PA | $5,422 |
| 48 | John Stockton Early, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Dallas, TX | $4,903 |
| 49 | Derrick Alan Henry, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Little Rock, AR | $4,780 |
| 50 | Adam M. Budny, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Altoona, PA | $4,491 |
| 51 | Myron H. Hansen, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Chandler, AZ | $4,491 |
| 52 | Laurence G. Rubin, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Mechanicsville, VA | $4,491 |
| 53 | Eric C. Storts, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | London, OH | $4,458 |
| 54 | Andrew J. Brown, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Marion, OH | $4,388 |
| 55 | Mica M. Murdoch, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Des Moines, IA | $4,269 |
| 56 | Amanda Leigh Quisno, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Newark, OH | $4,200 |
| 57 | Jay Lechner, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Louisville, KY | $4,196 |
| 58 | Peter David Highlander, D.P.M., M.S. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Sandusky, OH | $4,000 |
| 59 | Amar Raj Gulati, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Arlington, VA | $3,895 |
| 60 | Donald Jeff Covell, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Danville, KY | $3,620 |
| 61 | Joshua Clay Fisher, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Franklin, IN | $3,000 |
| 62 | Armen Hagopjanian, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Burbank, CA | $2,750 |
| 63 | Eric C. Kuhlman, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Thornton, CO | $2,273 |
| 64 | Colby J. Holmes, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Morehead, KY | $1,986 |
| 65 | Kyle McKray Smith, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Toledo, OH | $1,983 |
| 66 | Amr El-Khashab, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Houston, TX | $1,860 |
| 67 | Jeffrey Edward Stych, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Traverse City, MI | $1,856 |
| 68 | Alex Pilkinton | Podiatrist | Athens, OH | $1,795 |
| 69 | Moawiah Sobhi Mustafa, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $1,741 |
| 70 | Thomas S. Poynter, DPM | Podiatrist | Danville, KY | $1,718 |
| 71 | Tobee Paige Gunter, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Chandler, AZ | $1,673 |
| 72 | Rachel Gerber, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Anthem, AZ | $1,565 |
| 73 | Quinn Michael Schroeder, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Madisonville, KY | $1,533 |
| 74 | Raquel Sugino, DPM, MS | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Lees Summit, MO | $1,500 |
| 75 | Keith A. Heier, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Carrollton, TX | $1,438 |
| 76 | Karim Asham | Podiatrist | Louisville, KY | $1,431 |
| 77 | Samuel Thomas Strothman, DPM | Podiatrist | Mesa, AZ | $1,421 |
| 78 | Braxton Harris Rider, D.P.M | Podiatrist | Louisville, KY | $1,421 |
| 79 | Sahil Handa, DPM | Podiatrist | Houston, TX | $1,420 |
| 80 | Casser Farishta, DPM | Podiatrist | Sherman, TX | $1,420 |
| 81 | Kevin Varner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Houston, TX | $1,419 |
| 82 | Ryan Sherry, DPM | Podiatrist | Louisville, KY | $1,388 |
| 83 | Jason Roy Miller, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Malvern, PA | $1,329 |
| 84 | Shaun Novoshelski, DPM | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Philadelphia, PA | $1,329 |
| 85 | Ashley Michelle Varner, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Arlington, TX | $1,312 |
| 86 | Silas Salano, DPM | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Arlington, TX | $1,312 |
| 87 | Thomas Charles Dowd, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Media, PA | $1,229 |
| 88 | Travis W. Hanson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $1,169 |
| 89 | Faiza Khan, D.P.M | Podiatrist | McKinney, TX | $1,159 |
| 90 | Syed Haris Mohiuddin, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Georgetown, TX | $1,159 |
| 91 | Daniel Thomas Pierini, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Southlake, TX | $1,148 |
| 92 | Brian Elliott Straus, M. D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Irving, TX | $1,146 |
| 93 | Rory Paul Panepinto, MD | Podiatrist | Metairie, LA | $1,094 |
| 94 | John Rembert Carradine, DPM | Podiatrist | Metairie, LA | $1,094 |
| 95 | Jesse Richard Wolfe III, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $865.97 |
| 96 | Thomas Frank Milisits, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Malvern, PA | $778.96 |
| 97 | Eitan M. Ingall, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | McKinney, TX | $751.04 |
| 98 | Lauren Towner, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $644.57 |
| 99 | Michael Lee Sims, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Greenville, SC | $600.00 |
| 100 | Rustin Ajdari, DPM | Podiatrist | Slidell, LA | $588.97 |
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